The demolition of Isis

The Ancient Egyptians are not only renowned for birthing
one of the most enigmatic human civilisations in history, but also for
propagating practical polytheism. The level of superstition and polytheistic
proclivities resulted in one of the seven wonders of the Ancient world – the
Great Pyramid of Giza. This occurred at the time when the Egyptian Kingdom had
reached its zenith. From among a plethora of deities, we find a unique one by
the name Isis. Isis was the goddess of magic (probably the Egyptian magicians
who tried to compete with Moses had extended sacrifices to her. Nevertheless
Isis was squarely humiliated by Yahweh). She was also in charge of fertility
and motherhood. The Egyptians could have prayed to her to stop Hebrew women
from giving birth (the Hebrew women were popping out children like popcorns,
and Pharaoh was in no delightful mood). The motherhood, as viewed in Isis,
could have led the Egyptian princess to have compassion on a Hebrew boy that
was floating dangerously on River Nile. Isis was also in charge of death. As
such, she must have provoked Pharaoh to pursue and decimate the freed Hebrews.
Ironically, Isis was also the goddess of healing and rebirth. Unfortunately,
she failed to heal the Egyptians’ boils that afflicted them when they refused
to release the Israelites. What about the firstborns who perished at the night
of the Passover, and the soldiers who drowned in the Red Sea? Did they go
through a rebirth?

Isis was
johnny-come-lately. She could not outsmart Yahweh. No spirit can outmanoeuvre
Yahweh. No power of hell can bind what Jesus has already freed. You cannot
secure what Jesus has unbound. You cannot snatch anything from the hand of God.
He is greater than all. This is the surety we have in Him (John 8:36; John
10:29)

The Ancient Egyptians
had distinct instructional manuals for navigating from the earth to the
underworld. The Western scholars called this the BookoftheDead.
The Book of the Dead claimed that Isis was a goddess of justice, mercy and
righteousness.

Years later, we would
find cults subscribing to Isis. This practice punctuated the Greco-Roman Empire
for along time. Scholars say that it was one of the factions that became a
formidable opponent to Christianity. Isis lost it during Moses time but still
willed her power, hoping to compete with Yeshua. Talk of biting what you can’t
swallow! Despite this, we still have pockets of Isis adherents among the Wiccan
religion. They practice contemporary and ancient witchcraft.

ISIS of the Middle East

The highly esteemed
Ancient Egyptian goddess is neither the first nor the last to be known by the
name Isis. A new group of marauding cutthroats appeared in the Middle East in
the mid of 2000s. The group went through a rapid metamorphosis that culminated
into ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria). The dreaded group goes with other
initials such as Daesh and ISIL. They prefer to be called the Islamic State.

At one point, ISIS
rampaged Syria and Iraq, destroying lives and property. They did not spare
ancient towns, artefacts and items of historical significance. They became a
thorn in the flesh to the UNESCO. This kind of senseless destruction ignited
military responses from concerned parties – Arab countries, Iran, Turkey,
Russia, the United States and her allies.

The kind of military
ingenuity and sophistication observed in ISIS is yet to be witnessed in any
other terrorist group.

In 2014, ISIS dug
tunnels under Iraqi’s town of Mosul peradventure to plunder valuable items of
antiquity. In the process, they also destroyed the tomb of Biblical Prophet
Jonah. They claimed that the tomb was drawing people from true worship into
idolatry. However, this barbarism made it possible for archaeologists to strike
a stunning find beneath the tomb.

In March 2017, the Daily
Telegraph reported that an Iraqi archaeologist by the name Layla Salih found a
marble cuneiform inscription of Assyrian King Esarhaddon inside one of the ISIS
dug tunnels. The inscription was dated 672 BC. That is the time when the palace
was part of the ancient Assyrian city of Nineveh. It is believed that the
palace was built for Assyrian King Sennacherib and enlarged by his son
Esarhaddon. His grandson King Ashurbanipal renovated it.

This archaeological find
is a treasure not just for historians but Christians too. It shows that the
Scripture accounts are true, and Yahweh is the true God.

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About Me

Allan Endeheli is a born again Christian with more than seven years experience in Children
Church Ministry. Allan has been consistently writing articles for three years with a bias in
Christian Apologetics, Inspiration, Meditations and Devotions. His articles are thoroughly
researched and grounded in the Scripture. He mostly does expository, persuasive, narrative and
descriptive writing